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Heaton gives in this book a panorama of Israelite life, as ordinary families knew it, from about 1250 to 586 B.C. This book presents an interesting picture of daily life, whether in the city or country, industrial or military, and whatever the occupation. It tells how meals were prepared, how the husbands, wives, and children went about their ... more »work, the clothes they wore, how they amused themselves -- all the little details about one is normally curious, but concerning which data is not readily available.« less